20 little things.

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bigbubba said:
Else we wouldn't have the UK pop charts and the US pop charts and the world pop charts and then the R&B charts and the rock charts and so on. :)
I prefer the Cinnimon Apple Pop Charts myself...

G.
 
SouthSIDE Glen said:
I prefer the Cinnimon Apple Pop Charts myself...
G.
:p. I'm thinking cinammon pop tarts here. Where is the drooling smiley?
 
never be so scared that you won't try something new once or twice.
 
mixmkr said:
learn how to play your instrument, and don't expect the studio to be a substitute for such.
knowing how to intonate and tune a gtr doesn't hurt either :)
And know how to tune your drum kit. I don't care what kind of mic locker you have, if the kick sounds like you're hitting a car tire with a baseball bat no mic in the world is gonna fix it.
 
Track Rat said:
And know how to tune your drum kit. I don't care what kind of mic locker you have, if the kick sounds like you're hitting a car tire with a baseball bat no mic in the world is gonna fix it.

You said it.
 
emergencyexit said:
16. My car speakers are the worst speakers ever!!!
Ben

Geez, I wish I'd had a car at 15. :mad:

I wouldn't have been complaining about the speakers! ;)
 
- Try to let a mix sit overnight, or over a meal break- whatever time you can afford, before finalizing it. You'll either hear things in the morning that you were too fried to notice last night or it'll sound great and only take a few minutes to press before moving on to the next song.

- Pray that the young band you just took a job from has a producer. Guess who has to produce if they don't? Charge extra for it if you can, but do it anyway if you can't. They'll blame you if it sucks no matter what.

- Be honest. If you can't play something....don't. Practice until you can play it or write a different part.

;)

C
 
- Spend more time in the studio than on the Internet.

G.
 
What if your studio and internet are happening at the same time? Right now I'm taking a break from songwriting and chillin' here. What's that count as? :)

-C
 
Chris Shaeffer said:
What if your studio and internet are happening at the same time? Right now I'm taking a break from songwriting and chillin' here. What's that count as? :)

-C
I think the word you're looking for is workentainment.
 
Track Rat said:
And know how to tune your drum kit. I don't care what kind of mic locker you have, if the kick sounds like you're hitting a car tire with a baseball bat no mic in the world is gonna fix it.

Strongly agree.
 
Track Rat said:
And know how to tune your drum kit. I don't care what kind of mic locker you have, if the kick sounds like you're hitting a car tire with a baseball bat no mic in the world is gonna fix it.

I had one of those Yamaha traveller kits in the club last night. The toms and snare were ok, the kick sounded a water buffalo being hit with a sockful of wet oatmeal, only worse.
 
i've pretty much lived by a phrase that my boss taught me the very first day of my first internship when i was 16 . .

"what sounds best . . is best. It never matters how you get there . .just as long as you do"
 
maestro_dmc said:
Geez, I wish I'd had a car at 15. :mad:

I wouldn't have been complaining about the speakers! ;)


Dad's care... should have made that more clear :rolleyes:

Ben
 
if you do a folk song that you did not write make sure that you know hwo the copyright works on it before you record or throw any time in the studio about it. i just recorded a great take of a song that i thought was Public Domain and it turns out not to be so that means i can't afford to use it now :(
 
Remember...good musicians make good recordings, there is only so much an engineer can fix, no matter how good he/she is.
 
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